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Josephine Kaczor

Released
Gender:Female
Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Brookwood Labor College Labor movement
Josephine Kaczor

Biography

Josephine Kaczor was a labor organizer and Brookwood Labor College graduate involved in the 1929–1930 hosiery strike in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, against contracts barring union membership. A March 1930 report named her among eleven defendants acquitted of rioting but still assessed court costs; her share was $150. The strikers refused payment, were jailed, and won release after four days on hunger strike. Contemporary coverage also records repeated strike arrests. The dates of her four-day confinement and her birth and death dates remain unverified.

Case

Charges: Rioting allegation during the Nazareth hosiery strike; detention for refusing court costs after acquittal
Sentence: Four days of actual jail confinement after refusing court costs, followed by release after a hunger strike, as reported March 15, 1930. This was not a four-day sentence for a riot conviction. Exact custody dates and the specific facility for this episode remain unverified.
Convicted: Acquitted of rioting; assessed $150 in court costs despite the acquittal